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Number of job vacancies stable
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 115 thousand vacancies were unfilled at the end of June 2010.
Unemployed people over 45 have trouble finding a new job
173 thousand of the 512 thousand people who were unemployed in the third quarter of 2012 were over 45 years old. Their number has grown fast since 2008.
Jobs up 2.2 percent in first quarter
There were 172 thousand more employees in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2008 than in the same quarter last year. This 2.2 percent increase is high in a historical perspective, but still...
Unemployment below pre-crisis level for the first time
In the period December through February, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 13 thousand per month. The number of employed stood at more than 8.9 million at...
Monitoring the biobased economy from a macro-economic perspective
This report describes the development, estimation and validation of indicators for a bio-based economy. First a Bio Flow Monitor (BFM) dataset is compiled. From this dataset indicators related to...
Economic outlook more positive
The economic climate in June 2022 is more positive than in May, according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer.
Dutch interest rate at all-time low
The Dutch long-term interest rate based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan dropped further in July, to an average of 1.4 percent. From May to June, it had already fallen from 1.7...
Manufacturing prices up for the first time in two years
Prices of products manufactured in the Netherlands were 1.5 percent up in October 2016 on a year-on-year basis.
Relatively more women unemployed in the course of time
The economic crisis pushed up unemployment in the Netherlands to 4.8 percent in 2009. This is still very low compared with the towering levels in the 1930s.
80% more cheese shops in Amsterdam in 10 years’ time
The number of cheese shops has risen by over one-quarter over the past ten years.
Job and language competence important factors for identification
Command of the Dutch language is an important identification factor for people with a non-western background. Participation on the labour market is also conducive to identification with the...
Sharp drop in tourism value added after record year 2019
In the first six months of 2020, the gross value added of key industries in the tourism sector was approximately 45 percent lower than in the same period in 2019, according to provisional figures.
Young men now more likely to have paid work than young women
In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.
Resilience
How prepared is the Netherlands to cope immediately with an extreme shock? Will people still be able to earn their livelihood, and how will the most vulnerable groups cope? Are Dutch nature, social...